• Principal Investigator: Ken A. Resnicow, Ph.D.
• Institution: 1 R01 DE13093-01
• Grant Number: Emory University
• Program Official: Dr. Denise Simons-Morton

A randomized controlled trial conducted in cooperation with African American churches in the Atlanta, GA area will test the effectiveness of a culturally sensitive self-help nutrition and physical activity intervention, implemented with and without ongoing brief motivational interviewing contacts by telephone to encourage maintenance of target health behaviors. The target health behaviors (increasing physical activity and increasing dietary intake of fruits and vegetables) are relevant to a number of health conditions (e.g., dental caries, cardiovascular diseases, cancer). Recruitment and assessments will occur during health fairs sponsored by these churches for their respective congregations. This intervention holds special promise for developing intervention approaches which can be incorporated into ongoing social structures and which may be maintained in some form even after outside research funding ceases.

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